Between the Ears, Between the Lines: Reading the Minds of Board Members to Be a More Effective Community Association Lawyer
Community association attorneys need to ensure that they are providing clients with sound advice and communicating it in a manner that the board understands, respects, and follows, positioning the attorney to be a partner in their client’s success. Understanding the psychology of the board is key for community association attorneys and assists them in providing the best service to their clients. This session discusses some of the common board personalities and challenges in communications and provides real-life examples of how to address the same in practice.
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Special Note: This program is a recorded education session from the 2017 CAI Law Seminar.
Duration: 1 hour
Program Description
Community association attorneys need to ensure that they are providing clients with sound advice and communicating it in a manner that the board understands, respects, and follows, positioning the attorney to be a partner in their client’s success. Understanding the psychology of the board is key for community association attorneys and assists them in providing the best service to their clients. This session discusses some of the common board personalities and challenges in communications and provides real-life examples of how to address the same in practice.
Speakers:
Ursula K. Burgess, Esq. Rees Broome: In January 2004, Ursula started with Rees Broome, PC in the community associations department where she is currently a partner. She is the Chair of the Business Partners Council and is serving her second year on the CAI Board of Trustees.
Richard A. Davis, III, Esq., began his legal career at a large Seattle law firm and, in 1993, joined Chmelik Sitkin & Davis P.S. Richard represents public and private sector employers, community associations, and contractors.
Thomas L. Willis, AMS, PCAM has been advising community association boards for over 25 years as an on-site manager, “site operations specialist,” portfolio manager, management company executive, and consultant. In order to further his mission to promote excellence in community associations, he owns and operates Association Bridge, LLC, providing consulting services to boards and the professionals who serve them in several markets around the country.s.
Continuing Education Credit
This program provides 1 credit toward:
- Certified Manager of Community Associations recertification
- Association Management Specialist redesignation
- Professional Community Association Manager redesignation
To earn credit, you must be personally registered for this program and print the certificate of completion to document your participation.
Manager Certifications and
Designations
Certified Manager of Community Associations
(CMCA®) /Association Management Specialist
(AMS®) /Professional Community Association Manager
(PCAM®) /Large-Scale Manager
(LMS®)
Management Company Designation
Accredited Association Management Company
(AAMC®)
Service Provider Designations and
Distinctions
Reserve Specialist
(RS®)/Community Insurance and Risk Management
Specialist (CIRMS®)/Educated Business
Partner
